Colombian Grammy award winner Juanes is to finish his world tour in his home town of the country’s second largest city Medellin on December 15 and 16 after the release of his new live album, MTV Unplugged.
The three time Latin Grammy Award winner and one time Grammy Award winner, born Juan Esteban Aristizabal, embarked on a worldwide tour after the release of his third live album
The invitation from MTV is seen as the mainstream music industry’s acceptance of Juanes as a global star, one to be reckoned with and as an ambassador for the Latin American mainstream music scene.
Speaking in an interview shortly before recording the album, Juanes said,
After Ekhymosis disbanded, Aristizabal began writing his own music, adopting the stage name Juanes.
While he is generally known on a global scale as a pop artist, Latin influence is apparent instrumentally throughout all of the artists’ work. He is credited with embracing the evolution of traditional Latino guitar music and the occasional use of electric guitars.
Lyrically, Juanes favors the oh